France have one foot in the World Cup quarter-finals.
A first-half goal from veteran striker Olivier Giroud, which saw the former Arsenal forward become Les Bleus’ all-time record goalscorer with 52 goals, set the tone for Sunday afternoon’s Last 16 tie against Poland.
Although Poland have given a good account of themselves, overall, they have been outclassed and that was perfectly demonstrated by Kylian Mbappe’s beautiful second-half strike.
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Initiating a counter-attack, Giroud was once again influential in his country’s build-up play before laying the ball off to teammate Ousmane Dembele.
Mbappe then received the ball and took his time before firing the ball beyond opposition goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
“Inevitable!” ?
France lead by two. Kylian Mbappe is incredible.
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Should the defending champions go on to beat Poland, a quarter-final matchup against either England or Senegal awaits.